EHR Adoption
HITECH Act and EHR
There are many facets to the HITECH Act that impact EHR adoption of a certified system to meet meaningful use guidelines for incentive qualification for physicians and hospitals. Areas health care providers will need to address as they move towards EHR system implementation range from interoperability, health information security, system security, system certifications and vendor contract negotiation to name just a few.
HITECH Answers provides to its subscribers a continuing series of on demand webinars from leading independent experts. This series deals directly with the adoption of a certified EHR that meets meaningful use criteria from almost every angle. The first six webinars in this series are available for downloading. View our current library of all of our on demand webinars available to subscribers or watch our brief virtual tour of our site to learn more.
Small Private Practices and EHR Adoption – Where to Begin
Presented by Bill Oravecz, Managing Parter at WTO associates, this webinar addresses two critical questions for a small practice: Are you considering hiring an EHR consultant to help you with adoption? Or are you thinking of going it alone? In either case, this webinar addresses what to steps to consider for either path and covers:
New HIPAA Regulations and the Impact on Data Security
Presented by Alex Zaltsman, CEO of Experior Data, this webinar is part of our continuing coverage of the new HIPAA regulations and addresses the following:
Is your computer network currently compliant with the new HIPAA regulations? Are your applications and data involved with patient records encrypted and secure? The new HIPAA breach notification rule went into effect on 9/23/09. The enforcement date is 2/18/09. Learn the areas of vulnerability you have in your clinic with your computer networks and your patient data and what steps to take to fully secure this information.
Standards: The underlying infrastructure to the success of EHRs
Presented by Dr. Nick van Terheyden, Chief Medical Officer of M*Modal, this highly informative webinar covers:
The key to interoperability is the standards. Adoption of EHRs and meaningful use will rely on interoperability. Exactly where is the health care industry when it comes to standards? And who is leading the case for the right standards for the industry? Learn more about how standards addresses the issue of two opposing needs – A physician’s practical need for fast and easy methods for creating clinical documentation and the enterprise’s need for structured and coded information capture.
The Road Map to ARRA Incentives for Eligible Providers and Hospitals - “Certified EHR Technology” and “Meaningful Use”
Presented by Jim Tate, Founder and President of EMR Advocate, LLC, and the nation’s leading expert on this topic, this webinar covers:
- Review of incentive payments
- Updated information on status of Meaningful use policies
- Updated information on status of Certification policies
- What’s next?
EHR Contracts and Contract Negotiations
Presented by Wm. T. Oravecz, Managing Partner of WTO Associates with 26 years of experience in health IT solutions and healthcare technology, this webinar covers:
- Defining a contract
- Elements of an RFP
- Analyzing a contract
- Negotiation options
Is Your Data Center Ready for EHR Adoption?
Presented by Roger Ramsey, co-founder of HITECH Data Centers, this webinar addresses what factors doctors, clinics and hospitals need to address to meet new system requirements including:
- Space
- Security
- Newest technology
- Interoperability
Subscribe Now to HITECH Answers and begin downloading this webinar series. Like all of the webinars available to our subscribers, the series can be viewed at any time, as often as needed. It is ideal for physicians, hospitals and any organization considering adoption and implementation of an EHR system.
As a subscriber, you also get complete access to our current library of webinars as well as future webinars added each month. Additionally, you get access to our “Ask Our Experts” forum where you can get your questions about EHR adoption directly from our experts.
Need more information EHR adoption? Read our recent HITECH Updates.
Selecting an EHR – Getting Down to Basics
You can also download a Free EHR Checklist as a starting point to begin vendor evaluation.
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